It was envisaged that the tehsil municipal administrations (TMAs) would be assisted in offering opportunities to the private sector in the transport, recycling, and composting of solid waste, municipal slaughterhouses, and wastewater treatment plant operations. However, except for outsourcing slaughterhouse operations, no private sector participation was achieved. Private sector participation was included in the scope of project activities without fully understanding the dynamic of such a partnership, conducive regulatory environment, economies of scale, and capacities of TMA to enter into and manage such partnerships. The overall support required for new approaches for delivering services must be better understood before these are included in project designs to ensure success.
Southern Punjab Basic Urban Services Project